FERRIDAY &8212; The victim of a Tuesday fire on Traxler Road said he is thankful for all those who helped save his life and care for him after the fire.

Charles Adams Jr., 38, 550 Traxler Road, Ferriday, said he thought he was going to die before the three officers rescued him.

&8220;I just thought it was my time to go,&8221; Adams said. &8220;I guess that it wasn&8217;t. Thank God they got there when they did.&8221;

According to a statement released, Thursday by Concordia Parish Fire District No. 2 Chief Nolen Cothren, 911 received a call from Adams advising that his house on Traxler Road had smoke in it and he was bedridden.

&8220;We were dispatched and I sent five units that way,&8221; Cothren stated. &8220;As the incident progressed we found that the resident could not get out due to his condition.&8221;

Adams has muscular dystrophy and is confined to a wheelchair.

He was in the bed when he made the call, Adams said.

According to the statement, the Concordia Parish Sheriff&8217;s Office had dispatched two deputies to try and see what they could do before the fire department got there.

Deputies Todd Ainsworth, Phillip Webber and State Trooper Chris Towell arrived to find the house full of thick smoke and flames in the kitchen area.

&8220;Trooper Towell kicked the door in and the two deputies crawled into the bedroom and found the resident,&8221; Cothren stated.

They then carried him outside away from the house.

&8220;These days you seldom hear of true heroics but these men risked their lives to save another and for that our community should be thankful,&8221; Cothren stated.

&8220;This is also another good example of how our departments work together for the good of our citizens.&8221;

Adams is staying with his father, Charles Sr. at his house at 342 Traxler Road but said he is anxious to find another place to live.

&8220;I can&8217;t stay here for long,&8221; Adams said. &8220;It&8217;s just not sensible for me to stay. He&8217;s already done enough to help me.&8221;

Before the fire, Adams said he was renting his house from Brenda Denny, and had just begun to get settled in.

&8220;That woman is a sweetheart,&8221; Adams said. &8220;She has tried to make everything suitable for me while I look for another place.&8221;

Denny said three months ago she had considered moving into the house with her 17-year-old son, Harley Bass, but she decided to rent it to Adams.

&8220;Now I&8217;m just glad they (the officers) got him out of it,&8221; Denny said. &8220;They are heroes to me, they should be to him.&8221;

Adams said he was not hurt after the fire and refused medical attention.